The Most Important Games for the Whitecaps are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Whitecaps final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Whitecaps fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Whitecaps Resultant Playoff Probabilities | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8*** First Round Home Field Advantage |
9 | 10 | |||
| Whitecaps (11‑10‑9) vs D.C. United (9‑13‑9) |
84 | Whitecaps Wins | 1% | 8% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 17% | 13% | 8% | 5% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 8% | ||
| D.C. United Wins | X | 1% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 14% | 18% | 14% | 17% | ||
| Galaxy (8‑11‑10) vs Timbers (11‑11‑9) |
8 | Galaxy Wins | 1% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 17% | 13% | 12% | 7% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 8% | ||
| Timbers Wins | 1% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 13% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | ||
| Minnesota United (9‑11‑10) vs EarthquakesEarthquaks (10‑10‑11) |
5 | Minnesota United Wins | 1% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 8% | ||
| EarthquakesEarthquaks Wins | 1% | 5% | 10% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% | ||
| Nashville SC (12‑9‑8) vs Sounders (12‑9‑9) |
5 | Nashville SC Wins | 1% | 5% | 11% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 8% | ||
| Sounders Wins | 1% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 8% | ||
| St. Louis CITY SC (16‑10‑5) vs Sporting KC (10‑13‑8) |
5 | St. Louis CITY SC Wins | X | 6% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 8% | ||
| Sporting KC Wins | 2% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | ||
| Rapids (4‑15‑11) vs Austin FC (9‑13‑8) |
3 | Rapids Wins | 1% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 8% | ||
| Austin FC Wins | 1% | 5% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 9% | ||
| Dynamo (12‑11‑7) vs FC Dallas (10‑10‑10) |
2 | Dynamo Wins | 1% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 8% | ||
| FC Dallas Wins | 1% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | ||
| LAFC (12‑9‑9) vs Real Salt Lake (12‑11‑7) |
2 | LAFC Wins | 1% | 5% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 8% | ||
| Real Salt Lake Wins | 1% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 8% | ||